See Also: heel fly(medicine)
heel pad(medicine)
heel tap(medicine)
heel jar(medicine)
heel(medicine)
Heel(money)
heel(1)(dictionary)
heel(2)(dictionary)
heel(3)(dictionary)
down-at-heel(dictionary)

heel (iou)



heel verb2. [hi:l] E17.
[from HEEL noun1.]
verb intrans. & (rare) trans. Perform (a dance etc.) involving tapping the ground rhythmically with the heels. E17.
verb trans.
a. Provide (a shoe, sock, etc.) with a heel or heel-piece. E17.
b. Arm (a gamecock) with a gaff or spur; (slang, orig. US) provide (a person) with something, esp. a weapon. M18.
verb trans. Catch or tether by the heel; bind the heels of. M17.
verb intrans. Shipbuilding. Rest or be placed with the heel or lower end on something. M19.
a. verb trans. Urge (a horse etc.) on with the heels. M19.
b. verb trans. Golf. Strike (the ball) with the heel of the club. M19.
verb trans. & intrans. Rugby Football. Send (the ball) out at the back of the scrummage with the heel. L19.
a. verb intrans. Of a dog: follow obediently at a person's heels. Freq. in imper. L19.
b. verb trans. Of a dog: chase or drive (cattle etc.) by running or nipping at their heels. Foll. by up: nip the heels of. L19.
verb intrans. Of hounds: follow a scent in the direction from which the quarry has come. L19.
Phrases: heel and toe (a) touch the ground with the heel and toe alternately in dancing; (b) operate the accelerator and brake pedals of a motor vehicle with one foot simultaneously in contact with both.
heeling noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) the heel-piece of a stocking; the (square) lower end of a ship's mast: L16.